{"id":65807,"date":"2018-12-28T11:59:55","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T10:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/?p=65807"},"modified":"2019-01-19T11:42:58","modified_gmt":"2019-01-19T10:42:58","slug":"coal-drops-yard-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/coal-drops-yard-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Coal Drops Yard: London"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a project signed by the London studio Heatherick, <\/em><\/strong>the new Coal Drops Yard <\/strong>was opened on the 26th of October in the heart of London in the King\u2019s Cross area, regenerating the historical complex which dates back to the victorian area, built between 1850 and 1860, for the storage and discharge of coal. The area had been abandoned since the 90s, and was the home to some of the most famous London clubs, as well as being a frequent exhibition space for some of Alexander McQueen\u2019s collections.<\/p>\n

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A new shopping centre that deviates from the traditional model created in the mid-twenties by the American architect Victor Gruen, who \u2018boxed\u2019 all the boutiques in a closed place which was intended as a central space for meeting and public events. Compared to this \u2018enclosed shopping\u2019 model created by Gruen, Heatherwick<\/strong> studio adopted very different design choices, relinking an abandoned place to the life of the city. In this sense, the revamped space has become \u201ca lively place to live, work, and relax\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n